Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-07-23

VII. be held at Mont Alto Park
Thursday, September Sth. Exten
sive preparation is being made for
the occasion, which promises to ex
ceed in attendance and interest any
previous gathering of the kind. The
music and other exercises will be OF
high order. Special excursion trains
win run on the Western Maryland,
Baltimore and Ohio, Cumberland
Valley and other railroads to &C
commodate the crowds that are ex-
pected to attend. 1t will be the lar
gest and most representative gather
ing of the members of that denomi.
nation, ever held east of the ALE
gheny mountains.
CHOLERA MoRBUs and cholera in
fantum are both doing their utmost in
decreasing the population just at pres
ent. 1t is simply culpable carelessness
on the part of parents that gives these
two sicknesses their widespread power
every year. Children are not caution.
ed not to drink water unmedicated af-
ter eating young vegetables. neither are
they restricted in their enjoyment of
fruits. Many people buy the berries
that are already decaying because they
are cheaper and then pay large doctor
bills or funeral expenses to neutralize
matters. Green apples, watermelons,
gooseberries, cucumbers, etc., should
be entirely excluded from children g
diet until the hot season is over and the
danger is past. Graphic Sentinel.
S. S. CoNvENTIoN.-The annual
convention of the Berkeley County
Sunday School Association will con-
vene in the Presbyterian Church at
Martinsburg, w. Va, Saturday, July
30th and 3lst.
The following is the program !;
$50 Delegates to report for enroll
ment 10 a. M, Convention called
to order and organize after devotion
al exercises. Reports from Schools
and from unoccupied territory.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1:30 p m How best to promote
Sunday School work in our country.
"Feed my Lambs" Rev. Z. L..
Wilson and Mr.. G. f. Lockhart
$50 p. M, the Sunday School Text
Book. "Search the Scriptures. Rev.
w. I. Level and Mr.. Blackburn
Hughes. s p. M, County Conven-
tions. The purpose and benefit Of
such work" Hon. Frank Woods
and Rev. j. Il. Andrew. Sunday
Schools. The necessity of earnest
work on the part of officers and
teachers. Rev. j. "A. Hoffneins and
Mr.. M. T. Bowen.
SUNDAY, JULY 81.
Ii a. Inappropriate Service in
each OF the Churches. 3p. m.-The
Sunday School in its relation with
the Church. Rev. John Edwards
and Mr., John w. Kennedy. Service
of Song. How best to use it. Rev.
f. P. Robertson and Mr.. Frank
Barr. Sp. m.,--The Sunday School
in it's relation with the Family. Rev.
r. G. Holland and Rev. j. S. Ride
nour. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Young and middle-aged men, suffering
from nervous debility and kindred affections
as loss of memory and hypochondria should
enclose 10 cents in stamps for large illustra-
ted pamphlet suggesting sure cure. Address
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y.
DEATH OF AN ESTEEMED YOUNG
MAN.-For over year Mr.. Silas Mar
tin, son of Mr.. s. III. Martin, Clerk of
the Circuit Court, has been an invalid.
Some time ago he left Louisville, KY,
his home for years, and, accompanied
by his wife, came to his fathers home,
where he hoped to find recreation and
regain his health. For time his
health appeared to improve; but soon
the deadly evidences of that dread di-
observation-disclosures manifested,
and despite the tender care OF loving
father and devoted wife, and the kind
attention of numerous friends, he grew
rapidly worse. Last week, thinking the
fresh mountain air would revive him
somewhat, his father had him taken 70
the residence of Mr.. Burr Lyle. On
Sunday morning he suddenly grew worse
and when the rays of the morning sun
fell in golden splendor over the wood
land and valley, his soul left its tene-
ments of clay, and let us hope, passed
up to the glorious realms OF the blessed.
The sad news bore heavily on father
and wife, and the small funeral cortepe
that brought the body of the son from
among the grey shadows of the noun
tains, to the quiet of the home of his